1919–20 FC Basel season
1919–20 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
First team coach | Otto Kuhn (as team captain) |
Ground | Landhof, Basel |
Serie A | Group Stage: 2nd |
Top goalscorer | League: Karl Wüthrich (9) All: Alfréd Schaffer (18) |
Average home league attendance | n/a |
The FC Basel 1919–20 season was their twentyseventh season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was Bernard Klingelfuss. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel.
Overview
[edit]Otto Kuhn was team captain and acted, so to say, as coach. Basel played a total of 44 matches in their 1919–20 season. 14 of these were in the domestic league and 30 were friendly matches.
From these 30 friendlies, 15 were against foreign opponents. Five were played against German teams. Basel travelled to Germany and played against Karlsruher FV, 1. FFC Germania 1894 and 1. FC Pforzheim. During the winter break the team travelled to Italy and on Christmas day played against Genoa C.F.C., on boxing day against SG Andrea Doria and the next day against US Biellese. They also played at home against Rapid Wien. At the end of the season Basel were hosts to Victoria Hamburg, Royal Charleroi SC, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Budapesti EAC, Ferencvárosi TC, MTK Budapest and Wiener Amateur Sportverein. Altogether 14 friendlies were home games, played in the Landhof and 16 were away games. Of these 18 ended in a victory, one match was drawn and 11 ended in a defeat. In these test games Basel scored a total of 68 goals and conceded 44.[1]
The former Hungarian international footballer Alfréd Schaffer joined Basel in April 1920 and played in 19 test matches and one league games, during which he scored a total of 27 goals.[2]
The domestic league, Swiss Serie A 1919–20, was divided into three regional groups, East, Central and West, each group with eight teams. FC Basel and the two other teams from Basel Nordstern and Old Boys were allocated to the Central group. The other teams playing in this group were Aarau, Luzern and Biel-Bienne and the two teams from the capital, Young Boys and FC Bern. FC Basel played a good season, winning seven matches, drawing four and suffering just three defeats. They ended the season in second position with 18 points. In their 14 games Basel scored 32 goals and conceded 20. Karl Wüthrich was the team's top goal scorer with 9 goals. BSC Young Boys won the group and continued to the finals.[3]
There was no relegation this year because the reserve team Nordstern were Serie B champions and could not be promoted because the first team already plays at top level. With a victory against Servette and a goalless draw against Grasshopper Club the Young Boys won the Swiss championship.[4]
The Serie A away match played on 7 March 1920 against Biel-Bienne in Gurzelen Stadion was the last game that Wilhelm Dietz played as he died 4 weeks later aged just 19 years old.[5]
Players
[edit]- Squad members
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
[edit]- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
[edit]Pre- and mid-season
[edit]12 July 1919 Basel championship | Nordstern Basel ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
17:30 | Afflerbach ![]() Hermann ![]() ![]() Afflerbach ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 800 Referee: ![]() |
20 July 1919 Basel championship | Old Boys ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
Grunauer ![]() Katz ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
20 July 1919 Basel championship | Nordstern Basel ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200 |
7 September 1919 Pre-season | Karlsruher FV ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Karlsruhe |
Hirsch ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
14 September 1919 Pre-season | 1. FFC Germania 1894 ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Frankfurt am Main |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
21 September 1919 Pre-season | 1. FC Pforzheim ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Pforzheim |
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Summary | ![]() |
5 October 1919 Mid-season | Grasshopper Club ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | St. Gallen |
Summary | ![]() |
5 October 1919 Mid-season | St. Gallen ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | St. Gallen |
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Summary | ![]() ![]() |
23 November 1919 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Dietz (I) ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Dietz (I) ![]() Dietz (II) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
30 November 1919 Mid-season | Biel-Bienne ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Biel/Bienne |
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Summary | ![]() |
Winter break to end of season
[edit]25 December 1919 Winter break | Genoa C.F.C. ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa |
12:00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 12,000 |
26 December 1919 Winter break | SG Andrea Doria ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa |
15:00 | ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
27 December 1919 Winter break | US Biellese ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Stadio Comunale, Biella |
15:00 | ![]() ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1 January 1920 Winter break | Basel ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
22 February 1920 Mid-season | Vgt FC Winterthur-Veltheim ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Winterthur |
14:45 | Kuhn ![]() Weilenmann ![]() Weilenmann ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
28 March 1920 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Kuhn ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
3 April 1920 End of season | Basel ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
16:30 | Kuhn ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Schaffer ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
5 April 1920 End of season | Basel ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Schaffer ![]() ![]() Schaffer ![]() |
Summary | Referee: ![]() |
11 April 1920 End of season | Basel ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
16:00 | Kaltenbach ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
2 May 1920 End of season | Basel ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Schaffer ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: ![]() |
9 May 1920 End of season | FC Bern ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | Kirchenfeld, Bern |
15:00 | Quinclet ![]() Galli ![]() Brand ![]() Galli ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 |
13 May 1920 End of season | Nordstern Basel ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 700 Referee: ![]() |
30 May 1920 End of season | Basel ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Schaffer ![]() Müller ![]() Müller ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 800 Referee: ![]() |
6 June 1920 End of season | Basel ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Schaffer ![]() Schaffer ![]() Schaffer ![]() Wüthrich ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
8 June 1920 End of season | Basel ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
18:30 | Ibach ![]() Dietrich ![]() Schaffer ![]() Wüthrich ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
13 June 1920 End of season | Basel ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Wüthrich ![]() Schaffer ![]() Schaffer ![]() Schaffer ![]() Schaffer ![]() Schaffer ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: ![]() |
20 June 1920 End of season | Zürich ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Utogrund, Zürich |
Sturzenegger ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
4 July 1920 End of season | Basel ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
16:00 | Dietrich ![]() Wüthrich ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
11 July 1920 End of season | Basel ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
16:00 | ![]() |
Summary | ![]() Kuhn ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
18 July 1920 End of season | Basel ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
16:30 | Nemes ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
Serie A
[edit]Central Group results
[edit]28 September 1919 Round 1 | Basel | 2–2 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Dietz (I) ![]() Wüthrich ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
12 October 1919 Round 2 | Aarau | 3–0 | Basel | Schachen, Aarau |
15:00 | Tanner ![]() Tanner ![]() Brändl ![]() |
Summary | Referee: ![]() |
19 October 1919 Round 3 | Basel | 3–0 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
15:20 | Wüthrich ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Lott (I) ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
26 October 1919 Round 4 | Nordstern Basel | 0–1 | Basel | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
9 November 1919 Round 5 | Basel | 3–2 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
14:45 | Kuhn ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Dietz (II) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
7 December 1919 Round 6 | FC Bern | 1–1 | Basel | Kirchenfeld, Bern |
15:00 | Küng ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
14 December 1919 Round 7 | Old Boys | 2–1 | Basel | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
14:30 | Lüscher I ![]() Lüscher I ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: ![]() |
21 December 1919 Round 8 | Basel | 3–2 | Aarau | Landhof, Basel |
14:35 | Dietz (II) ![]() Dietz (II) ![]() Albicker (I) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,300 Referee: ![]() |
25 January 1920 Round 9 | Basel | 6–1 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Dietz (II) ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Bielser ![]() Berlincourt ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Dietz (I) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
8 February 1920 Round 10 | Luzern | 2–2 | Basel | Tribschen, Luzern |
Sormani ![]() Tobler ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
29 February 1920 Round 11 | Basel | 1–2 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Wüthrich ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
7 March 1920 Round 12 | Biel-Bienne | 0–3 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 800 |
21 March 1920 Round 13 | Young Boys | 3–3 | Basel | Kasernenmatte, Bern |
15:00 | Fässler ![]() Dasen (II) ![]() Funk (II) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
28 March 1920 Round 14 | Basel | 3–0 FF | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
Summary |
FC Biel-Bienne declared Forfait. As a replacement, a friendly match against Winterthur took place on the same date.
Central Group league table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Young Boys Bern | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 13 | +28 | 26 | Advance to finals |
2 | Basel | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 18 | |
3 | Aarau | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 16 | |
4 | Nordstern Basel | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 16 | |
5 | Old Boys | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 12 | |
6 | Luzern | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 11 | |
7 | FC Bern | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 9 | |
8 | Biel-Bienne | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 4 | No relegation this year[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison=1919/20". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". "Alfréd Schaffer – FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Rangliste Serie A - Zentralschweiz". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ a b Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Serie A 1919/20". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Biel-Bienne - FC Basel 0:3 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Sources
[edit]- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- FCB team 1919–20 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1919-20 at RSSSF